Exerciser



Aug. 9, 1927.

H. Q. GUTH ExERcI sm Filed July 2o, 1925 venient, comp Patented Aug. 9,1927.

uNirEn STATES HER-BERT Q. GUTH,

0F ELGIN, ILLINOIS,

vrAssieivoa 'ro rosri., 1Nc.,'or cnicAGo,

ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION 0F ILLINOIS.

My invention relates to 'that general classA off devices known asexercisers and has among its other objects the production of devices ofthe kind described which are con act and satisfactory for use whereverfound applicable.

In one form of the invention two relatively movable handle members areyieldingly urged by springs out of a position wherein a shouldered disccarried by one mem will engage a seat formed on th handle members may bebrought into sai osition by grasping them with ones-hands and thendisplacing the members relatively to each other against the action ofthe springs. Means 'is .provided vfor adjusting the members inaccordance with the strength of the user.

Many other objects and advantages of the construction herein shown anddescribed will be obvious to those skilled in the art from Y thedisclosure herein given.

invention consists in the arrangement and combishown and described,

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To this end my novel construction, nation of parts herein and moreparticularly pointed out in claims.

In the drawings, wherein like referenceY characters indicate like orcorresponding perspective view of an exerciser embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal central section taken through my improvedexerciser;

Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are sections taken on lines 33, 4f-4, 5--5,respectively, of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 6 is y'a fragmentary section taken through an exerciser embodyinganother form of the invention, the section being taken on a linecorresponding to the line on which Fig. 2 is taken.

Referring for the present to inclusive, the reference characters 10 andesignate in genera two which comprise knurled tubes 12 and 13,respectively. One end of the tube 12 is closed by a ca 15 and anextension 16 projects from the other end thereof, the extension 16 beingsecured to the tube 12 by a pin 17 notch 19 formedin the extensionmediate its ends accommodates the free end of a bracket 21 which isrigidly secure one end of the tube 13, the other end of the tube 13being closed by a collar 23 which is rigidly secured in place in thetube in any Figs. 1 to 5, d 11` Application mea Juiy 2o, i925.

lThe washer d the collar 23.

The free end tioned extension Y with an annular shoulder 45v handlemembers,

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EXERCISEB.

serial No. 44,779.

suitable manner. Rotatably mounted in the collar 23 is apin 24 providedwith a knurledV head .25. Rigidlyl secured to the inner end of a tubularmember 27 provided ds 28. vThreaded on the tubular member 27 is a washer30. 30 is prevented from rotating around the longitudinal axis of thetubular member 27 by al pin 31 which projects through an aperture 32formed in the washer, the pin 31 being rigidly secured to Mounted 'inthe tubular member 27 and projecting therefrom is a helical compressionspring 34, the upper endY of which is of reduced diameter, as at 35. Se-

is reduced in diameter is a disc 37 which is a free to movelongitudinally in the tube v13.

To secure the disc 37 to the spring 34 I preferably provide itV with acentral aperture 38 through which the reduced portion 35 of the springmay be forced until the disc seats itself against a shoulder formed bythat portion of the spring which is of larger diameter. Disposed in theytube 13 posed between the washer 30 and the disc 37 is a helicalcompression spring 40, which is of larger diameter than the spring 34and is preferably made of heavier wire.

of the reduced portion 35 of the spring 34 preferably engages a conicaldepression 42 formed in one en of a pin 43 which projects from theaforemen- Slidably mounted upon the pin 43 is a adapted to seat upon theopen end of the tube 13. Disposed around the pin 43 and interposedbetween the .disc 44 andV the extension 16 Vis a compression spring 47which yieldingly holds the annular shoulder 45 in engagement with theopen en of the tube 13 when the handle member 12 is in the positionwherein it is full lines Fig. 2 Projecting 44 and disposed `around the47 'is a sleeve 48 rotects the spring from injury.

43 is formed with aconical end seated in a conical depression 51thef'ree end of the bracket 21. in the free end ofthe bracketv 21 is apin 52 having a conical part 53 which seats in a conical depression 54formed in Vthe extension 16. It ywill be noted that the longitudinalaxes lof the tube 13, the disc 44,

from compression spring and inter-' disc 44 which is provided.

which in dotted lines in Fig. 2.

upon the tube 13.

The device may be adjusted to meet the strength of the user. Thus, ifthe knurled nut 25 is revolved in one direction, the Washer 30 Will moveaway from the disc 37 and permit the spring 40 to lengthen itself.

I the invention will then require lless force to seat the disc 44 uponthe open end of the tube'13. If the linurled `nut 25 is revolvedopposite direction, the washer 30 will appreach `the disc 37 and"compress Vthe spring 40 whereupon it will require a greater force toseat the disc 44 upon the tube 13.

In Fig. 6 I` have shown another form of wherein the discrST of Figs. 1to 5, inclusive, is omitted. A compression spring. 40L is used in placeof the aforementioned compression spring 40, the compression spring 40ahaving one of its ends secured in any suitable manner to one end of aspring 342L replacing the aforementioned spring 34. e spi'iiig 40L maybe secured to the spring 34?L by twisting some of the turns of thespring 40al tightly around several of the turns of t e spring 34a. Theremaining construction in the modified form is substantially identicalwith the construc- Y tion illustrated in Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, and

need not be shown or described.

Obviously,

` lthe form of the invention Which is sho'wn in 4ig. y6 may be used insubstantially the same manner as that form Which is illustrated in Figs.1` to 5, inclusive.

Having thus described my invention, it is obvious that variousimmaterial modifications be made in thesame Without de- 4parting from-tlie spirit of my. invention;

"prising mally aligned hence I ldo not Wish to be understood as limitingmyself to the exactform, construction, arrangement and combination ofparts herein shown and described or uses. mentioned. I

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

device of the class described coma pair `of pivotally connectednorhandle members, an element carried by one of the members .adapted tolock said pression spring carried by said member adapted to yieldinglyhold .said element in its position of vlocking engagement :and t0yieldingly hold said members out of alignment when said element isremoved from its position of locking engagement. i 2. A device ofl theclass described coincarried b lock said members against relativemovement When in axial alignment, and a compression spring carried bysaid member adapted to yieldingly hold said element in its position oflocking engagement and to kyieldingly hold said members out of align`ment when said element is removed from its position of lockingengagement, and a second compression spring axially mounted on the othernormal yieldingly force and of their position of said of lockingengagement.

3. A device of the class described coina pair of normally aligned handlemembers, a bracket secured members and provided with means for movl aspring carried by one of said members adapted to yieldingly hold saidmembers out of alignment.

4. A device of the class described `comprising a pair of normallyaligned handle members, a bracket rigidly secured to one of the membersand provided with means for movably holding the other member an elementcarried by one of said mem ers adapted to lock said pivotally connectingthe other Vmember there- Y element is removed from the position memberagainst rel aV ytive movement when in axial alignment. and

to, an element carried by one of the members adapted to look saidmembers against relative movement When in axial alignment, and acompression spring carried by said member adapted to yieldingly holdsaid element in its position of looking engagement and to yieldinglyhold said members out of alignment when said element is removed rom itsposition of looking engage- 10 ment, and a second compression springaxially mounted on the other normal member also adapted to yieldinglyforce and hold said members out of their position of axial alignmentwhen said element is removed from the position of locking engagement. v.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name.

HERBERT Q. GU'IH.

